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General News 7/11/2009 at 7:22 PM EDT H2'ed 7/12/09

NEWS ALERT: Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project

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The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency's director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.

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